HSI Canada urges MAPAQ to continue to take concrete steps to improve the Quebec Animal Health Protection Act by addressing animal welfare concerns relating to euthanasia practices, overpopulation, sterilization, and introducing
mandatory jail time for serious cases of animal cruelty.
This is fantastic news but there should be
mandatory jail time for all abuse.
HSI / Canada calls on the Quebec government to swiftly regulate and enforce the adoption of Bill 51 — and work towards addressing animal welfare concerns relating
mandatory jail time for serious cases of animal cruelty and cap on the number of animals and breeds of a commercial breeding operation.
We hope further measures will be taken by the Quebec government, such as
mandatory jail time for repeat offenders,» said Ewa Demianowicz, campaigner for Humane Society International / Canada.
Not exact matches
Some restrictions that various versions of BSL impose are: - muzzling and leashing in public - muzzling and leashing in cars - extra-short leash lengths - automatic dangerous or vicious dog designation, without any bite history - banning from city parks and beaches where other breeds are allowed - banning from leash - free parks where other breeds are allowed - banning completely from jurisdiction (although sometimes existing dogs are allowed to stay)- special (i.e., more expensive) licensing and jurisdiction - wide registry - special tags identifying the dog as a restricted dog -
mandatory microchipping and photograph -
mandatory insurance (often one million dollars)
for each individual dog on the premises -
mandatory signage indicating the presence of the dog on the owner's property -
mandatory secure enclosures (in some cases,
mandatory chaining)-
mandatory spay / neuter (to eventually eliminate the breed entirely)- higher fines and / or
jail time if a restricted breed bites or menaces - fines and / or
jail time for any infraction of any provision regarding restricted breeds - age limit
for walking the dog in public - persons with criminal records not allowed to own a restricted breed - ability of law enforcement to stop owners on the street just to check the dog's status - ability of law enforcement to seize dogs without proof of wrongdoing - ability of law enforcement to enter an owner's home, with or without a warrant, to investigate and / or seize a dog
Mandatory jail time (not just a slap on the wrist)
for animal abusers as well.
They deal with
mandatory helmets, stopping
for school buses with lights flashing, seat belts are
mandatory, and we have signs that say speeding 20 over = set fine, 30 over = set fine and 40 over = set fine (there is a second identical looking sign that states the demerit points
for each of those speeds) but we do not warn tourist and our own citizens that if you speed over 50 kph over you loose your license and car
for a week and you pay
for the impound, you pay fine four
times the amount of a speeding charge
for the same speed fine and you could go to
jail.
There are even state laws that now enforce
mandatory jail time especially
for repeat offenders.
The penalty
for domestic violence is
time spent in
jail for 2 days minimum, fines, possible community service and
mandatory counseling.